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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act Amendments of 1983

Introduced: April 26, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 31, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-306.
May 31, 1984
Signed by President.
May 22, 1984
Presented to President.
May 22, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 17, 1984
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
May 17, 1984
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 5, 1984
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 5, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 5, 1984
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Feb 23, 1984
Received in the Senate and held at the desk. Pursuant to the order of November 17, 1983.
Feb 21, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 21, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 21, 1984
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Feb 21, 1984
Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
Feb 21, 1984
Called up by House by Rule.
Oct 27, 1983
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.351 Reported to House.
Oct 27, 1983
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate. Waiver of Points of Order.
Oct 26, 1983
Supplemental Report Filed by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-163. (Part II).
May 18, 1983
Executive Comment Received From Nat'l Foundation on Arts, Humanities.
May 16, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 101.
May 16, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-163.
May 10, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 5, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
May 5, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from Natl Found on Arts, Humanities.
May 5, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 1983
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Apr 26, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 26, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
 Amendments to this bill 5

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 4 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,901 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement relating to Indian art at the College o… Agreed to Apr 5, 1984
SAMDT 2,783 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement relating to Indian art at the College o… Pending Mar 8, 1984
HAMDT 606 — An amendment directing the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long term agreement with the College of … Pending Feb 21, 1984
HAMDT 605 — An amendment to establish a National Medal of Arts to be awarded to individuals or groups in recognition of t… Pending Feb 21, 1984
HAMDT 604 — An amendment to 1) strike section 8 which allocates funds for the District of Columbia, eliminating $500,000 … Pending Feb 21, 1984
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to include an Institute of Museum Services within the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. Includes the Director of such Institute on the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Increases the authorization of appropriations for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts for FY 1984. Directs the Chairman of the Arts Endowment to exercise the authority to make grants to groups in the District of Columbia of national significance which receive no funds from the Department of the Interior.

Amends the Museum Services Act to eliminate the Secretary of Education from the National Museum Service Board. Reduces from eight to seven the number of Board members required to make a quorum. Reduces the authorization of appropriations for the Institute for FY 1984.

What's happening now May 31, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-306.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 351 Procedurally related A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2751) to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and t…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 10, 1983
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